Egg shortages could last for another year, a farmer has warned. There has been issues around the supply of eggs for several months with supermarkets putting limits on the number customers can buy. Now a Welsh farmer whose 32,000 hens supply Tesco has warned the shortage could last another 12 months.
Llyr Jones' hens currently produce just over 31,000 eggs per day from Derwedd Farm in Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, Conwy. He said that rising bills as well as bird flu and less desire for caged hens have all been contributors to a difficult time for the farming industry. After the invasion of Ukraine last year his feed bills rose from £30,000 a month to £50,000. Ukraine is a major producer of the corn used for bird feed.
Speaking to BBC Wales he said that several farmers have left the industry due to the pressure. He said: "A lot of farmers decided not to re-stock and that then put pressure on the market and the price of eggs was forced up.
